St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-19
ALMOST THROUGH.
The General Assembly Stops Quarreling,
Goes to Work,
AND WILL ADJOURN TO-DAY
The Committee On Law Makes Numer.
GUS Reeommendations---0n One
ba Little Tilt.

III Minneapolis yesterday seemed re-
solved to bury its differences in
an effort to reach adjournment
Only one little speech of war ap-
peared i'll the shape of resolution ask
ing Bailey and Barry to resign and that
was quickly waited away. The first
action taken was the passing of
resolution fixing the hour of adjourn
mept at noon to-day. This was notice
that business must be rushed, but al
though considerable progress was made
it looks as though it would be next to
impossibleto finish to-day. The COM
mlttee on laws has not yet finished its
report and the reports of the commit
tees on finance, and appeals and griev-
ances, both very important, are to come.
Still the determination to end the SEES
sion is so strong that adjournment may
be taken in any event.
At yesterday mornings session the
rules were suspended and a supple
mentary report was received from the
committee on strikes and bOycOtts. A
recommendation was adopted to boycott
the indianapolis Journal and Sentinel
upon the representation that it's pro-
plOyeS who were either Knights of La
Dor or members of the Typographical
union. The petition of the locked out
employees of the Black Diamond Steel
works, of Pittsburg, for boycott against
the company was referred to the eXecu-
tive board, as were complaints against
Perry d White, broom manufacturers,
of Urbana, o., and the American Tube
and Iron works, of Youngstown. o.
The committee on law next resumed
its report. The recommendation that the
general secretary should be empowered
to employ OF discharge employees at the
general headquarters in Philadelphia
again stirred up MeSsrs. Barry and
Bailey. Secretary Litchman stated that
he should be given this authority in Or
of the work. In reply to the claim that
he had discharged an employee without
authority he stated he had done so be-
cause the emplOye was confirmed
drunkard. He also claimed that GER
tain of the employees had given out
search circulars and had al
lowed many important matters to
became public. Neither himself nor
the board had been able to discharge
the employees owing to the opposition of
Messrs. Bailey and Barry. The motion
to adopt the recommendation was finally
defeated.
A pleasant episode at the closing of
the session was the presentation by
Mrs. LenOra Barry, OH behalf OF the as
Sembly, of fine crayon portrait of the
general master workman to Mr.. Pow
derby for his wife.
In the afternoon large amount of
business of miscellaneous character was
transacted. An expression of sympathy
with the lOcked-Out brass-wOrkers of
New York was passed and permission
given them to appeal to the order for
assistance.
Mary Hanafn and Mrs. Lenora M.
Barry addressed the assembly in favor
OF establishing department of women'S
work.
The general investigation committee
was empowered to select clerical
force, subject to the approval of the
general executive board, headquarters
to,abe established at Philadelphia.
A motion making all taxes from local
assemblies payable to the state, district
and national trades assemblies direct,
and from these to the general assembly,
was reported unfavorably and the re-
port was sustained. ~
1t was reported favorably by the COM
mittee that there be clause inserted IN
the constitution by which district as
Sembly, covering whole state, may by
simple resolution become a state assem-
bly,. A number of district assemblies
covering state may. at joint session,
by the same process resolve themselves
into a state assembly. The report was
defeated.
1t is now compulsory on the general
executive board to take charter for a
National Trades assembly when local
assemblies desiring to comply with the
law so desire, instead of being advisory
as before.
Local Trades assemblies attached to a
| state or mixed District assembly, may
| hereafter, upon payment of dues and as
| SeSSmentS, leave the body to which they
! are attached and connect themselves
with the National district of their trade.
| If the locals become tired of their new
associations they may withdraw in the
same manner, providing they return to
! the body to which they formerly be-
| lOnged. individuals joining mixed 10
| trade locals can be compelled to pay the
| difference in initiation fee, the same
being generally higher in trade locals
A number of unimpOrtant amend
ments were added to the constitution.
The initiation fee, formerly not less
than 81 nor more than 81 for men was
| changed tC 81 as the minimum, the maxi
mum unlimited, the same as in 1885.
The assembly refused to strike out
temporarily tending barr from the dis
| qualification of individuals 10 become
members by vote of SO to 26.
! Members in arrears for six months
may hereafter be dropped from the roll.
| 1t is now optional with assemblies to
maintain an assistance fund which was
formerly compulsory.